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2023 Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$53,103 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Legal Research is the #107 most popular major in the country with 6,874 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for legal research majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best school in the Plains States Region for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

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Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 411
Minnesota 91
Kansas 10
Iowa 6
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 8

One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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